Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Agave vivipara

Uses

India: flowering stalks eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L; Arruda.
Vernaculars:: Zulu:Matsana

Plant Classification Group:

Agavaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

WATT

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